It’s the day you’ve been waiting for all year. I’m incredibly excited to kick off our Certified Crystal Healer Registration with our annual Scholarship Contest! Wheeee!! This is one of my most favorite-ist things to do all year!! YES!

We’re offering not 1, not 2, not 3 but 7 glittery seats to those who are in need for our next course term beginning on September 5, 2017. This scholarship program is something we’ve been doing since 2011 to help those who are not able to afford the course tuition.

Are you ready to go for your BIG DREAM?Three Ways to Win a Certified Crystal Healer Course Scholarship

BTW, you can submit all three ways & increase your chances of winning!

SUBMIT A VIDEO VIA YOUTUBE OR FACEBOOK (5 Video Winners will be chosen!)

1. Create a video that is no more than 2 minutes long (seriously…not 1 second longer. In fact, before you submit your entry, check the time on YouTube/Facebook because sometimes an extra second gets added in there somehow…& that will disqualify you). In the video, tell us why you want to become a Hibiscus Moon Certified Crystal Healer & how you’re going to use your certification to spread the love around.

2. Upload your video to YouTube OR Facebook (brownie points if you post it to both!)

If you’re uploading to YouTube, make sure it is listed as “public”, including all the info listed below so we can find it. *Make sure you copy & paste the next bits verbatim*:

3. Leave a comment in this blog post below with a direct link to your YouTube and/or Facebook video. You must do this in order for your entry to be valid.
4. The deadline to enter is 11:59pm ET, Sunday, April 9th, 2017. We’ll announce the winner here on my blog on Friday, April 14th, 2017 (the week of April 17… sorry for the delay, lots of entries to sort through. Thank you for your patience.) All those on my newsletter list will get an email announcement once the winners have been announced along with a link to that announcement.
5. My sparkly team & I are the judges & our decision will be final. Our decision is subjective & will be based on originality, creativity, imagination, commitment, heart, soul & inspiration.
6. Bonus brownie points for every social media share you do (within the limits provided below)!!
7. You must be at least 18 years of age.
8. Pretty please know that if you don’t follow ALL the rules mentioned above or if you email us to see if we received your entry it will be disqualified. We get way too many of those & it just makes the whole process too nutty for us. We also want to have fun doing this & keep the love flowing.

***Please be sure you have read & are absolutely crystal-clear about the rules because if you don’t follow the instructions to the letter, in order to be fair, you will be disqualified & we don’t want that.***

SUBMIT AN ENTRY ON INSTAGRAM (2 Instagram Winners will be chosen!)

Follow @hibiscusmoon and re-post this photo with the hashtag #HibiscusMoonCCH

AND…upload your own crystal related photo and in the description, express your desire for being an HMCA Certified Crystal Healer and include the hashtag #HibiscusMoonCCH

Leave a comment below with your Instagram username. **You must do this in order for your entry to be counted!**

The deadline to enter is 11:59pm ET, Sunday, April 9th, 2017. We’ll announce the winner here on Friday, April 14th.

The user with the most number of likes on their crystal related photo will be declared the Instagram winner so share, share, share!

You must be at least 18 years of age.

Pretty please know that if you don’t follow ALL the rules mentioned above or if you email us to see if we received your entry it will be disqualified.

BONUS POINTS!!
Spread the word about the Scholarship giveaway on Twitter & Facebook & you’ll earn yourself some sparkling love. You can share up to 3 times per day & you can use any wording you want – but it must have the hashtag #HibiscusMoonCCH and http://bit.ly/hmcawin. Here are some sample tweets or posts to get you started:

I mean this world of being a crystal healer or energy worker…it’s not meant for everyone.

(I decided here to revamp an old popular blog post on this subject & make it even better. Let’s do this thing!)

And I don’t mean that you must have an innate special talent…b/c in my course I teach that we aren’t some kind of special people, that we simply act as facilitators for others to heal themselves.
So what do I mean by the “right stuff”?
Do you have a good handle or control over your emotions, over checking yourself before you react to something you perceive as negative?

If you fly off the handle often, you may not be ready to go out there & be a teacher, a healer, spread light. I feel that you need to remember to be in heart center as much as you possibly can in order to benefit others in the best way possible. You must be able to leave your baggage at the door when facilitating for others.

I was recently reminded of this quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. (a true light worker):

The sentiment & the point behind that POWERFUL quote is so needed in today’s world now more than ever. I myself need to remember it more often.

So, if someone’s doing something that you absolutely detest, that you abhor, that you spend your time & energy trying to get rid of it…it’s a cause that you champion & you throw money at it & you donate time to it…because you really can’t stand it: you know…like children in the sex slave industry or dolphins being abused & forced to perform in shows and, and, and…my goodness it can go on & on & on….HOW DO YOU REACT TOWARDS THEM?

Some of us get extremely passionate about things like that. And rightly so! The fact that certain causes elicit such passion is a wonderful thing, because we need people to be passionate about it, in order to get everybody aware, then riled up & get rid of it! This is how CHANGE happens.

But if you’re going to be passionate & hateful…full of anger about it: what do you think you’re going to do to the people who are making you angry, the people who are doing things that you feel are wrong, that are making this hate swell up in you?
You’re going to amplify it
Hate begets more hate.

Anger begets more anger.

You getting dark about it is going to get them darker about it. You’re not going to get them to learn anything! See your side? Now, you’ve blinded them! What’s worse? You’re not going to change anything. You’re just putting more anger into the world.

Now, think about it: if you’re able to, have the wisdom & control to suppress that anger & that hate & approach it with love…as passionate as you are about that topic, whatever it is…

The person that’s causing that anger to develop inside you might actually listen. They might learn something from you & the seed of a change in perspective might get planted.

I feel that’s the best way. That’s your best bet in getting them to listen & to learn & to change thingsfor the better.

Like I said before, I am not perfect in this, but it’s something I strive for & that I am aware of.

Some of you don’t agree with this at all. And that’s OK. Some may even get mad at me for saying it. (But please don’t get angry here as this is my home & I keep it very clean).

So now, think about how it would be if you were to approach that person or the topic in general..that person or topic that is doing the wrong towards that thing that you’re passionate about…but approach it with love.♥

Love will change things, Sweet Pea.

And if you already have control of yourself & your behavior in this way…well, in my opinion: YOU have the right stuff to be a crystal healer!Take Responsibility
This is a quote from Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor that I feel is so appropriate for us to remember:

“Please take responsibility for the energy you bring into this space.”

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So important in fact that we’ve woven it deeply into my Certified Crystal Healer Course and made it a part of our Certified Crystal HealerCode of Ethics by taking it a little further to say:
“Please be responsible for the energy you bring into any transaction“.
And a transaction is not just about money, after all, money = energy.

It’s about transacting energy.

It’s about interacting with other people, with another being in any way. So you can see how this applies especially to a crystal healing session.

So yes, I require that our students be mindful of the energy they bring into a transaction of any sort. Of course, we’re not looking for perfection, but you are held to a certain standard. And while they’re in the academy, we keep a watch on that. Hold them accountable. I feel that’s our duty before allowing someone to graduate with a certification from the HMCA.

No, not everybody gets to graduate as a Hibiscus Moon Certified Crystal Healer just because they enrolled in my course. I always say that here at the Hibiscus Moon Crystal Academy, you pay for the education, but you must EARN the certification.

Just like in a University that has any integrity (& a lot of them are losing that these days), if you don’t uphold the values, standards & principles of that University, or you don’t get the required grades OR show poor behavior, poor character; you’re not going to graduate from that institution. And rightly so!

Because where would the integrity of that institution go? How would that seem fair to the alumni that have graduated, met requirements & earned a degree from there? The clout that the certification or degree carries along with the expectations behind it would be completely absent if anybody who paid the bill got to graduate.

How unethical would that be?

It would cheapen it & devalue it for everyone involved. It would be a joke if you showed up with a degree from Yale if everybody could get one just by paying for it!

I feel very strongly that there should be accountability, standards, assessment, integrity & showing a good example with any institution that an energy worker graduates & earns credentials from. **I’ve heard some places are giving certificates away for free as a bonus perk for buying something else!**

No assessment? No standards? No code of ethics? Does the person who has been certified have control over their reactions? Their energy? Have they shown mastery of certain concepts?

OK, let me also make it clear that I don’t feel you MUST have a certification in place to be a crystal healer (I’ve discussed that before here.)

But for goodness sake, if you DO want to be certified, let’s have some integrity, standards & dignity behind it. Make it meaningful. Unless, you’re simply interested in achieving yet another certificate to hang on your ego wall. **You know…some people do it just for that. Know anyone like that? Hey, that’s cool if that’s your gig!**

This is just how I feel. And I feel confident in saying that our Hibiscus Moon Certified Crystal Healers feel the same way & are proud that we don’t let just anyone graduate unchecked…and feel confident in knowing that they EARNED the certification they received from HMCA. 🙂

So what if the uncontrolled anger is a problem for you & its something you want to get into check? Here’s a great technique!90 Seconds to HappinessNo, this isn’t some middle school make-out game!

So, something’s got you upset & you’re about to exchange words with someone. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor (yep, there she is again…this is 1 smart lady!) says to “take 90 seconds” – she calls it “90 Seconds to Happiness”. Take 90 seconds to process before you react. This gives time for your anger hormones (adrenaline + noradrenaline) that auto-trigger you to flow through your system & dissipate. The key is to REMEMBER to do it…that’s the hard part. The other part is easy, right?

I then recommend (if you can remember…and, boy do I try) ask yourself,

“Am I coming from heart center? Is this reaction coming from a place of compassion & understanding?”

“Is this reaction going to allow for the greatest good for all involved?”

“Does this reaction have nothing to do with the person or being I’m about to react with?”

Could it be something else is going on that is causing you to react in an inappropriate way to this situation?

For instance, you’re a crystal healer & you’re about to work with a client or facilitate a circle & you’re reacting negatively to something that happened previously; has nothing to do with this person. Check that energy at the door or it will affect this session. You must be able to do this.
I feel that if you don’t have the ability to do that on a regular basis, not every single time, but on a regular basis (at least 70% of the time) then you need to work on that before you work on others.
And I’m sorry if this offends you, and I’m sorry if this pushes your buttons and I’m sorry if this triggers you.

But, if it does, there’s something to look at there.

No, it’s not for everybody. And that’s OK.

And there’s no judgment on my part on you if you’re not cut out for it yourself & I’m certainly not perfect on this path.We all need to work on this
And for some reason, this is harder to do with those we feel most comfy with. Boy, do I know that! With those we’re more guarded with we simply behave better. Yeah, I’m pointing the finger at myself. Some are in better control & don’t have to work as hard. **I strive for that & am working on it everyday.**

No, we’re not all cut out to do this work. It’s not for everybody. But I do think that everybody has it within them to change that….IF THEY WANT TO.

Please do feel free to share your stories, comments & respectful opinions below. I want to hear what you think & so do others, Lima Bean!

Then you start listening to others who say that you can’t do this or that. Others who say you’re being foolish or that you’re going to fail. Others who say you can’t use crystals for anything. They’re just ROCKS.

“You can’t do it. You’ll never be good enough. You’re going to fail.”

How does reading that feel? Do you believe those who say that to you? OR…Does it feel like BULLSCHIST to you???

SO WHO SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO?
Do you want to let the nay-sayers crush your dreams?

Do you doubt that you have the abilities to truly use crystals to heal & manifest?

Maybe you’re intuition whispers to you that you do have a deep connection with crystals. But sometimes a low confidence level keeps us from listening to our intuition. It causes us to brush it aside.

So, let’s check in on your confidence level.

Do you think to yourself?:

“Everyone will think this is another of my hair-brained woo-woo ideas. They’ll think I’m wasting money on myself. I may be wasting energy in this course & still not know what to do with the crystals!”

Well…if that does sound like you,…then you’ve found the course to break through all that SCHIST & BOOST your confidence so your intuition can truly shine!

Enrollment for my highly acclaimed Certified Crystal Healer Course closes tomorrow… we officially begin class on Sep. 1st! And please note that this is the last course for 2014.

There’s been a whole lotta of recent buzz around using crystals for bettering our lives & we’re right in the middle of it. Yeah, Dr. Oz, Oprah…c’mon, these people KNOW WHAT’S UP.

Hibiscus Moon Crystal Academy was even recently mentioned in this article in Massage & Bodywork magazine. So, yes…major excitement around here about crystal healing being used more & more frequently in the holistic & healing arts & definitely becoming more mainstream!! That’s a huge confidence boost right there.

In addition, I stuffed this course with the SCIENCE to back up how & why the crystals work, giving you a SUPER-confidence boost to work your crystals like nobody’s biz.

Now check in with your intuition again: Can you see yourself doing this work? Dare to think “what if?” Does it seem exciting to you? Full of possibilities? Or do you worry that you’ll be wasting your time? Do you worry others will think you’re wasting your time?

No time-wasting over here!!The HMCA is a school of merit, high standards & integrity, as an Approved Provider for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. That means through this program you’ll be receiving quality instruction of the highest standards & also earning you 18 CE’s if you’re a massage therapist, Reiki practitioner, yoga instructor or body worker. Click here to learn more. BUT…you don’t have to already be licensed in anything at all to become a Hibiscus Moon Certified Crystal Healer.

So, do you have the courage to follow your heart’s desires…your intuition?

So, would you like to start a wonderful & exciting career helping people to improve their lives using crystals?
Take a gander at our FAQ’s. They’re filled with juicy details.

Now, this course isn’t for everybody.

Some of us just aren’t truly ready & I’ve blogged about that before, but if you find that this Certification is really calling to you & your intuition is telling you that you ARE READY, then I’d be delighted for you to join us today. There isn’t much time left and this is the last course for 2014.

This course will CERTIFY you & teach you the SCIENCE behind crystal healing, while still keeping it fun. Believe me, its fun!

Want to join the most joyful + positive band of crystal lovers on Mother Earth? Well, we’d love to have you! Our Crystalline Cohorts are a loving, supportive + sparkly community of like-minded Crystal Hotties, such as yourself just waiting for you to jump into & get CRYSTAL-GIDDY with! In our private members-only “Crystal Cave” you’ll explore & discover plenty of quality inspiration & encouragement from your fellow Cohorts, not to mention all the glorious new friends you’ll make! All of this sprinkled with crystal delight & FUN.– See more at: http://hibiscusmooncrystalacademy.com/last-chance-saloon-crystal-hottie/#sthash.EJzR8wEz.dpuf

PLUS we have a band of like-mined people like no other!

Want to join the most joyful + positive group of crystal lovers on Mother Earth? Well, we’d love to have you! Our Crystalline Cohorts are a loving, supportive + sparkly community of like-minded Crystal Hotties, such as yourself just waiting for you to jump into & get CRYSTAL-GIDDY with! Here you’ll find a place that you can call your Glittery Home with classmates who may become lifelong friends (has happened too many times to count) in our sparkly community of Crystalline Cohorts. In our private members-only “Crystal Cave” you’ll explore & discover plenty of quality inspiration & encouragement from your fellow Cohorts + Mentors, not to mention all the glorious new friends you’ll make!

This is a sure-fire recipe to give you even more support & confidence & BUST through that doubt.

Learn more + enroll right here… I’d love to help you start a wonderful & joyous career living out your BIG DREAM….and having so much fun while doing it!!

*This class is for informational purposes only and is in no way meant to cure or diagnose anything. It is not a substitute for professional medical or veterinary care.*

Class 5: Working with Pendulums & Sensing Crystal Energy

As traditional healers have known for thousands of years—and as modern medicine is now beginning to recognize—our symptoms, health & emotional challenges begin first as imbalances in our energy field.

You’ll discover:

several active exercises to view & sense energy and learn how to use crystals to work with it

how to use pendulums in energy work while bringing you clarity & enlightenment

how to choose a pendulum as well as how to ask your questions & what type of info to seek

Class 4: Chakra Balancing Using Crystals

Using crystals we’ll learn how to cleanse & strengthen our chakras so we can achieve our spiritual, physical & emotional goals. Learn how to create the correct energy frequencies to encourage healthy chakras using specific stones for each energy center.

You’ll learn:

4 methods to assess chakra imbalances

3 methods to choose which crystals to help align them

3 ways to sense chakra energies

my step-by-step method to balance chakras during a session

distance healing method

Hibiscus Moon Exclusive Light Column Activation technique

Class 3: Working with Crystal Grids

In this class we take an in-depth look at crystal grids & learn how to use them to manifest! Using science as our platform, we’ll explore the sacred geometry foundation of grids, energy fields, the connection to Mother Earth’s crystalline grid as well as how they work with distance healing.

You’ll uncover:

how sacred geometry plays an important role

how to measure the energy around a grid

necessary grid components

how to select which crystals to use in your grid

step-by-step instructions on how to activate & maintain your grid

Class 2: Sacred Space & Self-Protection using Crystals

In this jam-packed class we’ll cover specifically how to clear & cleanse your space with crystals as well as how to protect your energy field.

practical protective techniques using no-nonsense protective crystal tools, such as a specialized crystal grid to transmute negative energies from any space

Class 1: Basics of Crystal Healing & Therapy

Unlike any other crystal healing class you’ve ever taken, this is where you’ll learn how and why crystals work by exploring both scientific and metaphysical aspects, forming a rock-solid foundation for working with our crystal-buds.

You’ll discover:

the physics of how crystals work to heal us

how to “cleanse” crystals…what does that mean anyway??

how to meditate with our crystals which crystals you should have in your Basic Crystal Kit & why

*This class is for informational purposes only and is in no way meant to cure or diagnose anything. It is not a substitute for professional medical or veterinary care.*

Class 5: Working with Pendulums & Sensing Crystal Energy

As traditional healers have known for thousands of years—and as modern medicine is now beginning to recognize—our symptoms, health & emotional challenges begin first as imbalances in our energy field.

You’ll discover:

several active exercises to view & sense energy and learn how to use crystals to work with it

how to use pendulums in energy work while bringing you clarity & enlightenment

how to choose a pendulum as well as how to ask your questions & what type of info to seek

Class 4: Chakra Balancing Using Crystals

Using crystals we’ll learn how to cleanse & strengthen our chakras so we can achieve our spiritual, physical & emotional goals. Learn how to create the correct energy frequencies to encourage healthy chakras using specific stones for each energy center.

You’ll learn:

4 methods to assess chakra imbalances

3 methods to choose which crystals to help align them

3 ways to sense chakra energies

my step-by-step method to balance chakras during a session

distance healing method

Hibiscus Moon Exclusive Light Column Activation technique

Class 3: Working with Crystal Grids

In this class we take an in-depth look at crystal grids & learn how to use them to manifest! Using science as our platform, we’ll explore the sacred geometry foundation of grids, energy fields, the connection to Mother Earth’s crystalline grid as well as how they work with distance healing.

You’ll uncover:

how sacred geometry plays an important role

how to measure the energy around a grid

necessary grid components

how to select which crystals to use in your grid

step-by-step instructions on how to activate & maintain your grid

Class 2: Sacred Space & Self-Protection using Crystals

In this jam-packed class we’ll cover specifically how to clear & cleanse your space with crystals as well as how to protect your energy field.

practical protective techniques using no-nonsense protective crystal tools, such as a specialized crystal grid to transmute negative energies from any space

Class 1: Basics of Crystal Healing & Therapy

Unlike any other crystal healing class you’ve ever taken, this is where you’ll learn how and why crystals work by exploring both scientific and metaphysical aspects, forming a rock-solid foundation for working with our crystal-buds.

You’ll discover:

the physics of how crystals work to heal us

how to “cleanse” crystals…what does that mean anyway??

how to meditate with our crystals which crystals you should have in your Basic Crystal Kit & why